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Loft

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Noun

1. loft

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

2. attic, garret, loft

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

3. loft

(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air

4. loft, pigeon loft

a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

Verb

5. loft

store in a loft

6. loft

propel through the air

Example Sentences:
'The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air'

7. loft

kick or strike high in the air

Example Sentences:
'loft a ball'

8. loft

lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Loft

see synonyms of loft
noun
1. 
the space inside a roof
2. 
a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church
3. 
a room over a stable used to store hay
4. 
an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space
5. 
a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept
6. sport
a. 
(in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball
b. 
elevation imparted to a ball
c. 
a lofting stroke or shot
verb (transitive)
7. sport
to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air
8. 
to store or place in a loft
9. 
to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Loft

see synonyms of loft
noun
1. 
a. 
an attic or atticlike space, usually not partitioned off into rooms, immediately below the roof of a house, barn, etc.
b.  US
any of the upper stories of a warehouse or factory; now often, specif., a dwelling space, artist's studio, etc. on an upper story of a converted warehouse or factory
2. 
a gallery
the choir loft in a church
3. 
a. 
the slope given to the face of a golf club to aid in knocking the ball in a high curve
b. 
the height attained by hitting or throwing a ball in a high curve
verb transitive
4. 
to store in a loft
5. 
a. 
to hit or throw (a golf ball, baseball, etc.) into the air in a high curve
b. 
to throw (a bowling ball) so that it strikes the alley sharply some distance past the foul line
verb intransitive
6. 
to loft a ball

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Loft

see synonyms of loft
n.
1.
a. A large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse, or other commercial or industrial space.
b. Such a floor converted into an apartment or artist's studio.
2.
a. A partial floor occupying part of the space below the ceiling of a larger, high-ceilinged room.
b. A garret.
3. A gallery or balcony, as in a church.
4. A hayloft.
5. Sports
a. The backward slant of the face of a golf club head, designed to drive the ball up off the ground.
b. A golf stroke that drives the ball in a high arc.
c. The upward course of a ball driven in a high arc.
6.
a. The thickness of a fabric or yarn.
b. The thickness of an item, such as a down comforter, that is filled with compressible insulating material.
v. loft·ed, loft·ing, lofts
v.tr.
1. To put, store, or keep in a loft.
2. To propel in a high arc: lofted the ball into the outfield.
3. Nautical To lay out a full-size drawing of (the parts of a ship's hull, for example).
v.intr.
1. To propel something, especially a ball, in a high arc.
2. To rise high into the air.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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